Cabin construction



y 1935. R. A. HOLLINGSWORTH ET AL 2,000,638

CABIN CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 14, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEYPatented May 7, 1935 w v v 1 cmmw mwm Mam; alarms-1;:

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This invention relates-- to :cabin construction, especially residingin'the mannefof producing the material therefor in the accommodation toa most rapid and advantageous erection of the same.

Generally stated, it is a primary object of the invention to eliminateany necessity for skilled carpentry work in constructing the building.

Said objective, together with further and more particular objects andadvantages such as pertains to rigidity, durability and attractiveness,should become apparent in the course of the following detaileddescription and claims, the invention consisting in the method ofassemblage, and in the novel construction, adaptation and combination ofparts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation portraying a log cabin constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section thereof, taken through an end wall andFigure 3 is a horizontal section.

Figures 4 and 5 are detail transverse vertical sections of the preferredwindow and door arrangement, taken to an enlarged scale.

Figure 6 is a perspective view, parts being broken away, to indicate thepreferred form of siding, and

Figures 7 and 8 are enlarged detail horizontal sections taken throughwindow and corner structure.

Generally speaking, the invention resides in the peculiar design ofcorner posts and siding admitting of an interlocking engagement of oneto another. To such end said posts, indicated by the numeral l 0, areformed to present right-angularly disposed faces I I, I2 each of whichare slotted longitudinally for the reception of vertically dovetailedterminals I3 of siding such as M. Said siding are preferably formed inthe similitude of log slabs, upper edges providing tongue elements I5arranged for interfitting engagement in a rabbet grooved from the loweredge of a succeeding siding adapted to be superposed thereover.

As indicated, the cabin foundation may comprise horizontal beams I6supported on cement or other suitable blocks H, the posts I 0 beingsupported perpendicularly above the four corners of the same by dowelpins l8 introduced in sockets of the respective members. In assemblingthe walls therewith, the dove-tail joints of the successive siding areintroduced from the top, re-

seems lower eage f-a naga n gftha sng' s ti It is in the accommodationto door and window structure in the front wall of the cabin that weprovide, indicated by 20, 2I apair of posts, hereinafter termed windowand door posts, respectively, having their opposite edges slottedsimilarly to that of the corner posts and supported against lateraldisplacement through dowel pins 23, said posts co-operating with a center' post 22 introduced therebetween to support window and door frames.More particularly to said door frame, the same consists in theconventional head member and side jambs 24, 25 supported over a sill 26,the door 21 being suitably hung for swinging movement therein. Thewindow frame, including a sill 28, a head member 29, and a plurality ofjambs30,supports, in the intervals therebetween, window sashes 3|. Inassemblingsaid front wall, the siding is introduced in the space betweenthe corner and door post 2| on the one side and the corner and windowpost 20 on the other side, the space between said latter post and thecenter post receiving siding to the level of the window sill. The windowand door frames are secured, and siding including a trim member 32,jointed similarly to the slab siding, is introduced over the same. Adowel pin 33 connects the upper end of the center post with the trimmember 32. The rear wall, as is believed evident, is similarly built upto accommodate introduction of windows.

The roof of suitable construction, may include head cleats 34 for beams35, rafters 36, a sheathing 31 thereover, and a shingle or shakesurfacing. 38 indicates fillers between the successive rafters.

With respectto the flooring, indicated by 40, such may be laid over basecleats 39 secured interiorly about the beams l6 to co-operate with theconventional joists (not shown) While representing the door and windowposts slotted co-extensive of their lengths, such may be cut to conformto the actual introduction of, the siding only.

The invention should be clear from the foregoing. Such, however,partakes of various modified forms of construction and it is accordinglyour intent to in no way confine the same except as by the scope of thehereto annexed claims.

What we claim is:

1. Side wall construction for a portable cabin comprising, incombination with a foundation including horizontal beams, stud postsseating over said beams, said beams and stud posts being connected byvertical dowel pins in affording swivel action of the stud posts foraligning the several stud posts, one as respects another, said postsbeing solid and having dovetail grooves cut into the same to extendvertically throughout the length of the posts, and siding extendingbetween the successive posts, said siding having a tongue-and-grooveconnection between the lateral edges thereof and being provided at therespective: endswith vertical dovetail tongues, thesi'ding beingintroduced in the formation of the cabin walls by slidably insert-.

ing the dove-tail tongues into the post grooves from the upper ends ofthe posts. 7-; 2. Side wall constructionfor a portable cabin comprising,in combination-with 'a foundation in cluding horizontal beams,stud postsseating over and connected to said beams,"- said gposts being thereofand provided at the respective ends with vertical dove-tail tongues, thesiding being introduced in the formation of the cabin walls by slidablyinserting the dove-tail tongues into the post grooves from the upperends of the posts for interlocking the posts with the siding.

3. Side wall construction for a portable cabin comprising, incombination with a foundation including horizontal beams, studpostsseating over and'connec'ted to said beams, said posts being solid andhaving dove-tail grooves cut into the same to extend verticallythroughout the length '"ofthe posts, and siding provided at therespective ends with vertical dove-tail tongues adapted for reception insaid dove-tail grooves for interlocking the sidingand the posts, thesiding being introduced in the formation of the cabin walls by slidablyinserting the dove-tail tongues of each succeeding siding slab into thepost grooves from the upper-end of the posts.

V RAYMOND A. HOLLINGSWORTH.

I BJARNE H. MOE;

